Installing AquaLogic BPM Enterprise Server on Amazon EC2

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Jesper Joergensen's Blog | February 18, 2008  10:37 PM | Comments (4)

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• Nice work. One question - how much does it cost for disk space and traffic?

  Posted by: markbean on February 20, 2008 at 3:37 PM

• Disk space and transfer costs are tiny. CPU hour costs will add up if you run your instance 27/4. Here's the breakdown:

  • Disk space (S3): $0.15 per GB-Month
  • Transfer in (S3 and EC2): $0.10 per GB
  • Transfer out (S3 and EC2): $0.18 per GB
  • Running an instance (EC2): $0.10 per hour (for a "small" instance)

  So if you run one server for a whole month you'll pay about $72. But if you run it for a few hours every work day (say, during a demo), you'll pay about $4 a month or the same as a grande latte. Whether you think this is expensive or cheap depends on what you use it for. But so far I think it's been worth every dollar. Just because it simplifies everything so tremendously. I don't have to go ask IT for a server if I want to run something outside of my laptop for other people to hit.

  Posted by: jesperfj on February 20, 2008 at 3:52 PM

• How would BEA actually license this on E2 since the ALBPM cost model is per-CPU? Or are you suggesting that we should have images ready of the trial version to use on-demand? :)

  Posted by: rlwald on March 3, 2008 at 9:08 AM

• rlwald: That's a great question. I've been meaning to blog more about the opportunities and challenges and I'll get around to it soon, but I am working on another EC2 image these days :-). I think there is a progression of options where providing trial versions on EC2 images is a first step. This is particularly useful for offering pre-integrated configurations, solution showcases etc. I see a lot of potential there. In the longer term, there is no doubt that enterprise software companies in general will consider this kind of delivery model. As you may know, RedHat is already offering its Enterprise Linux using Amazon's built-in business model where EC2 bills additional use charges for commercially sold images. I am really impressed with the model Amazon already has up and running, but I am sure it's not ready for "Enterprise Prime Time" yet.

  Posted by: jesperfj on March 3, 2008 at 9:24 AM